Greatest Common Factor of 480 and 481

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 480, 481 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 480 and 481 is 1.

GCF(480,481) = 1

GCF of 480 and 481

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 480 and 481

GCF of 480 and 481 is 1

Prime Factorization of 480


2 480
2 240
2 120
2 60
2 30
3 15
5 5
1

Prime factors of 480 are 2,3,5. Prime factorization of 480 in exponential form is:

480 = 25×31×51

Prime Factorization of 481


13 481
37 37
1

Prime factors of 481 are 13,37. Prime factorization of 481 in exponential form is:

481 = 131×371

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 480 and 481 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 480 and 481 by matching factors method

Factors of 480

List of positive integer factors of 480 that divides 480 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12,15,16,20,24,30,32,40,48,60,80,96,120,160,240,480

Factors of 481

List of positive integer factors of 481 that divides 481 without a remainder.

1,13,37,481

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 480 and 481. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 480 and 481 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 480 and 481

Properties of GCF 480 and 481

(i) The GCF of 480 and 481 is associative

GCF of 480 and 481 = GCF of 481 and 480

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 480 and 481

1. What is the GCF of 480 and 481?

Answer: GCF of 480 and 481 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 480?

Answer: Factors of 480 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 32, 40, 48, 60, 80, 96, 120, 160, 240, 480. There are 24 integers that are factors of 480. The greatest factor of 480 is 480.

3. What are the Factors of 481?

Answer: Factors of 481 are 1, 13, 37, 481. There are 4 integers that are factors of 481. The greatest factor of 481 is 481.

4. How to Find the GCF of 480 and 481?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 480 and 481 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 480

480 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 481

481 = 13 x 37

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 480 and 481 is 1